installation: switch to YAML config files by default #1551
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Signed-off-by: Patrick Stephens <pat@chronosphere.io>
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alexakreizinger
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| @@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ Note: release notes will be prepared in advance of a Git tag for a release so an | |||
| The tag drives the overall binary release process so release binaries (containers/packages) will appear after a tag and its associated release note. | |||
| This allows users to expect the new release binary to appear and allow/deny/update it as appropriate in their infrastructure. | |||
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| ## Fluent Bit v4.0+ | |||
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| The default configuration file has been switched to use YAML format and a different name (`.yaml` file suffix instead of `.conf`). | |||
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| The default configuration file has been switched to use YAML format and a different name (`.yaml` file suffix instead of `.conf`). | |
| By default, configuration files use YAML syntax and the `.yaml` file extension. |
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| The default configuration file has been switched to use YAML format and a different name (`.yaml` file suffix instead of `.conf`). | ||
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| This may require updating any custom deployments to either provide a YAML configuration or switch back to using legacy configuration in the arguments to the Fluent Bit binary. |
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| This may require updating any custom deployments to either provide a YAML configuration or switch back to using legacy configuration in the arguments to the Fluent Bit binary. | |
| You may need to update your custom deployments to either use YAML configuration files | |
| or switch back to using legacy configuration in the arguments to the Fluent Bit binary. |
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| For Linux the Systemd unit will need overriding to specify `-c <legacy config file>`. | ||
| Similarly for containers, Windows and macOS the default launch command is changed to point at the YAML config file by default. |
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| For Linux the Systemd unit will need overriding to specify `-c <legacy config file>`. | |
| Similarly for containers, Windows and macOS the default launch command is changed to point at the YAML config file by default. | |
| In Linux environments, you must override the systemd unit to specify `-c <legacy config file>`. | |
| Similarly, in Windows and macOS container environments, the default launch command uses YAML configuration files | |
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See fluent/fluent-bit#9837, update to use YAML config by default.
I have not tackled providing YAML config for all installation options in the docs, this is mostly to cover the upgrade impact. Ideally @fluent/chronosphere-tech-writers we can also update all the legacy config in the docs to also have a YAML config example by default.